Standing Committee on Health and Community Wellbeing (Dissolved)

All bills presented to the Assembly are referred to the relevant standing committee for consideration under Standing Order 174.

The committee must advise the Speaker of its decision to inquire into a bill within three weeks of its presentation to the Assembly, or one week after the relevant scrutiny report is tabled (whichever is later).

Where the committee inquiries into a bill, it must complete its report within three months of the bill’s presentation in the Assembly, except bills presented in the last sitting period of each year where the committee must report within four months of the bill’s presentation.

Below is a list of all bills considered by the Standing Committee on Health and Community Wellbeing during the 10th Assembly.

Committees may make statements to the Assembly under Standing Order 246A in relation to matters under their resolution of establishment or inquiries being undertaken by the Committee.

Statements to the Assembly are generally provided by the Committee Chair on behalf of the Committee. 

Below is a list of statements and discussion papers presented to the Assembly by the Standing Committee on Health and Community Wellbeing during the 10th Assembly. 

Referred Petitions

Pursuant to Standing Order 99A—a petition or e-petition with at least 500 signatories from residents/citizens of the Australian Capital Territory shall be referred to the relevant Assembly standing committee for consideration. In the event that the subject matter of the Petition makes it unclear which committee it should be referred to, the Speaker will determine the appropriate committee.

Petitions referred to the Standing Committee on Health and Community Wellbeing:

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All reports of the ACT Auditor-General presented to the Assembly are referred to the Public Accounts Committee. The committee may then choose to examine the report further. Click here to read our procedures for examining these reports.

The ACT Government has guidelines for responding to performance audit reports by the Auditor-General. Click here to read those guidelines.

Want to read a specific Auditor-General's report? Reports can be found on the ACT Audit Office website.

Referred Draft Major Amendments to the Territory Plan (from 27 November 2023)

Pursuant to section 70(2) of the Planning Act 2023, the Minister must refer major draft amendments to the Territory Plan to the relevant Assembly committee within 5 working days of the publication of the public availability notice. The referral must be accompanied by a request that the committee decide whether it will prepare a report on the draft amendment.

Under section 71(1) of the Planning Act 2023, the committee must tell the Minister whether it will prepare a report on the draft amendment within 15 working days of the referral. If the committee has not told the Minister with 15 working days whether it will prepare a report, it is taken to have decided not to prepare a report.